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  • What is it about these MCDs? Part 1: Introduction

    March 4, 2012
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    This entry is part 10 of 15 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumThis entry is part 3 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionRigabamboo here with another installment of the best of the AJATT+ forum. We love to rattle on about MCDs  on the forum. We’ve been at it ever since Khatzumoto introduced them to AJATT+ here. What...

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    10,000 Sentences is Dead. Let the MCD Revolution Begin!

    February 29, 2012
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    10,000 Sentences is Dead. Let the MCD Revolution Begin!

    This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionIn the summer of 2010, I innocently started experimenting with a new SRS technique. Easy, effortless and effective, the technique rapidly ballooned in scope, creatively destroying all that came before it. It worked. Devastatingly well. On October 18, 2010, my sentence deck breathed its final breath, and the...

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    Too Much Technique, Too Little Volume: それ以前の問題

    February 28, 2012
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    “…beautiful things grow out of s##t” ~Brian Eno, Composer Adults focus too much on technique and too little on volume. Too much on technique and too little on frequency. Too much on technique, too little on consistency. Too much technique, too little exposure. There’s a word for this in Japanese (isn’t there always?). Well, a phrase: それ以前の問題(それいぜんのもんだい/sore izen no...

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    Improving Your Life Through Japanese

    February 21, 2012
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    Improving Your Life Through Japanese

    This entry is part 9 of 15 in the series Best of AJATT+ ForumHi, it’s rigabamboo with another AJATT+ gem I found in the forums. Has following AJATT principles changed your life in any way? Besides, y’know, the obvious – becoming awesome at Japanese. ダンちゃん, for example, apparently has abs now! I have a little excel spreadsheet on my...

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    10,000 Sentences Is Dead

    February 21, 2012
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    This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionNo, really.

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    How To Know If Something Is Good or Bad For Your Japanese

    February 14, 2012
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    Is it in Japanese? Was it made for Japanese people? Then it’s good for your Japanese. Is it boring? Then it’s bad for your Japanese.

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    The Moë Sentence Pack: The Most Dangerous and Sinfully Sexy Sentence Pack Ever Created

    February 14, 2012
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    The Moë Sentence Pack: The Most Dangerous and Sinfully Sexy Sentence Pack Ever Created

    Update@2012-01-15: It’s not Valentine’s Day anywhere on Earth any more, so this product is no longer available. But maybe you’ll see it again in 2013 . It’s Valentine’s Day, mofo! That’s right. Singles Awareness Day. The day when single people become painfully aware of their singleness. Or not. Whatever. Anyway. Yeah. Valentine’s Day. VD. Sex, chocolate and…sexy sentences. What...

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    How To Get Nothing Done: The Art and Science of Wresting Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

    February 12, 2012
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    Don’t accept anything but the best. Don’t break it down into small pieces. Don’t timebox. Do everything in big time increments. Real work happens in big time increments. Tire yourself out. Don’t stop until you’re bored and hate yourself. Don’t take any shortcuts or save yourself time. Don’t start badly — make a good start or don’t start at...

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    How To Get To Planet X: Their Can’t Ain’t Your Can’t

    February 7, 2012
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    If you’re trying to get to point X, then the only people whose opinion matters…the only opinions that matter are those of people who’ve been there. And if no one else has ever been there, then no one else’s opinion matters. It doesn’t matter that they’ve been to point M and you’re still at point A. They’ve never been...

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